Commonwealth bronze for Cleckheaton's golden girl

Cleckheaton diving prodigy Lois Toulson secured a bronze medal for England in the Commonwealth Games today.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Apr 2018, 14:33 BST
Updated 12th Apr 2018, 15:41 BST
Lois Toulson secured Commonwealth bronze in the 10m diving.Lois Toulson secured Commonwealth bronze in the 10m diving.
Lois Toulson secured Commonwealth bronze in the 10m diving.

Competing in the women's 10m diving final, the 18-year-old's repertoire included an impressive score of 81.60 for her inward 3-1/2, which was not quite enough to topple Aussie home favourite Melissa Wu, who topped the podium with a score of 360.40.

Silver went the way of Meaghan Benfeito of Canada, whose total of 359.75 included an 84.80 for her armstand back double somersault with 1-1/2 twists.

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